hpe mr416i-p - cli [storcli64]

[Nate47]

I purchased a NEW  MR416i-p Gen 10. Which is SAS connected to a 16 port SSD ICY DOC array in an HP Z6 Gen4.

Upon adding the SSD all drives drop to JBOD.  Anyone having this issue use : storcli64 /c0 delete config

Then ran:    storcli64 /c0 add vd r5 drives=252:0-14 strip=1024 spares=252:15

Unfortunetly - HP won't let me install the GUI to configure the raid volume, so I am resorting to the 'storcli64'

Questions: 

Can I use the broadcom firmware to update the controller?

HP does not seem to allow the manual install of the controller firmware, or am I missing something?

HP MegaRaid software won't install on the HP workstation, and the Broadcom MegaRaid does not see the controller - Did I do something wrong?

[Greeshma21]

Hi @Nate47 ,

Please refer to this advisory, It might help you.

For more information, Refer to this user guide.

Regards,
Greeshma

[Nate47]

I am not sure I follow... the iLO does not exist in the HP Z6 g4 workstation.  I am not running DL or ML server.

My desire

1) Be able to flash the card to update the firmware. -- IBM, Lenovo, and Dell all use ROM files to flash the Broadcom controller, yet HPE uses a proprietary file type and does NOT allow you to load the HPE firmware using the CLI (storcli64) --- WHY? Am I missing something?

CLI Command to load the firmware:  storcli /c0 download file=c:\path\to\firmware.rom

2) Install MegaRaid on Windows 11, so I can stop using the CLI to manage the array.

3) Controller personality... Defaults to JBOD... When I try to change it to Raid - it says it can't.  This would be nice, but not a big deal, after deleting the JBOD I was able to setup the raid 5.

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storcli64 /c0 show personality --- shows raid vs jbod
storcli64 /c0 set personality=RAID --- sets default behavior to raid

Looking at the HPE software install steps iLO updates are required. I do see an opton for USB key... FYI... the CLI flash: https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/softwaredetails?collectionId=MTX-3f857d7b01734aa4&tab=Installation+Instructions

Controller Details:

Firmware Package Build = 52.16.3-3913
Firmware Version = 5.160.03-3444
Driver Name = MegaSas35.sys
Driver Version = 7.731.02.00

[shiva_jr]

Hi @Nate47 ,
     Please note that the HP Workstation won't support the Broadcom or MR controllers. 
     As per the Quickspecs it supports only Microsemi 3152-8i SAS ROC RAID Controller.
     Please note, this platform will support the HPE products. Please let me know if issue still persists.
Regards,
Shiva_JR

[Nate47]

@shiva_jr 

I installed the Raid controller into the computer, it shows up in Windows 11 as the HPE MR416i-p Gen 10+.  

This is installed into Slot 3: PCI Express Gen3 x4 - PCH with open-ended connector* 

I used the CLI - to configure the Raid card 26TB usable with 1 drive as hot spare.

I can make due with the CLI,  but, I would really like to update the firmware as you see in my post it out of date. When I use the command line to initiate the manual update from Broadcom, the update fails. I can't use HP tools, because HP uses proprietary files, and it HP required ILO to update. 

There should be a way to update the firmware outside of ILO.

[Nate47]

Is there an offline tool to update the firmware in a NON DL | ML box?

Broadcom does support ROM flashing, but your file type does not inlcude a ROM for me to use. When I tried using the Broadcom ROM the flash failed.